KR20160071391A - Hair reader, dispenser, device and related systems and methods - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a hair reader, a dispenser device, and related systems and methods.

Description

[0001] HAIR READER, DISPENSER DEVICE, AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS [0002]

The present invention relates to hair readers, dispenser devices and related systems and methods.

This application claims the benefit of US Provisional Application No. 61883263, filed September 27, 2014, CA 2,828,363, filed September 26, 2013; US 61926909 filed on January 13, 2014, and US 61984798 filed on April 27, 2014, and PCT / IB2014 / 064809 filed September 24, 2014, all of which are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety The contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.

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Some embodiments of the invention relate to hair-reader devices for optically acquiring data from human hair or from other keratinous fibers. In some embodiments, one or more physical and / or chemical properties for the hair are calculated from optically obtained data. In some embodiments, a tailor-made hair-dyeing composition is prepared according to the optically detected characteristic (s) of the hair.

Some embodiments of the present invention are directed to a dispensing system for oxidative hair-dyeing. The plurality of vessels are coupled to the dispenser such that some of the vessels contain dye precursors while substantially no couplers, while other vessels include couplers and substantially no dye precursors. The dispenser is configured to dispense the contents of the containers to provide multi-container combinations. The dispenser system may be used with any currently disclosed hair-reader device, or with any other hair-reader device, or in any other context.

Some embodiments of the invention relate to dispensing a cosmetic agent (e.g., for hair-dyeing or any other cosmetic product) wherein, for each container, the physical and / or chemical properties (s) Is encoded on the container. The data is read by a code-reader operably connected to a dispensing device that dispenses the cosmetic material from the containers according to a data reader from the containers.

A method associated with the aforementioned hair-reader device is now disclosed. The method includes illuminating the keratin fiber (s) and acquiring a plurality of spectra (e.g., reflection spectra) of the keratin fiber (s) so that each spectrum of the plurality of spectra is different To correspond to each of the parts.

The method may be implemented using first and second optical systems with photodetectors in a two-dimensional array where each row of photodetectors is to detect a respective respective spectrum (e.g., a reflection spectrum) have.

In some embodiments, the method is useful for sorting hair. A hair-dyeing composition or treatment can be calculated according to the reflection spectra. Hair-dyeing agents (e.g., dye (s) and / or oxidizing agent (s) and / or alkalizing agent (s)) for the preparation of the dyeing composition may be dispensed according to the reflection spectra. A hair-dyeing system that implements this method is also disclosed.

A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s), said method comprising: a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s) such that light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) is incident on the detector and converted to electrical signal (s) by the detector; And b. Wherein each spectrum of the plurality of spectra comprises at least one of (i) a respective different portion of the keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) at least one portion of the keratin fiber (s) Such that at least a portion of the keratin fiber (s) corresponds to a material in a different sub-region of the space in which it is disposed.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: i. Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are in a first object plane; ii. Wherein a first image is formed at an intermediate position along an optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the detector (s), the intermediate position comprising a first image plane and a second image plane, Wherein the first image is at least a 1D-focused image of the keratin fiber (s); Iii. The second image is the image of the first image so that the second image is formed on the detector.

In some embodiments, the method comprises the steps of: i. Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are present in a first object plane; ii. Wherein a first image is formed at an intermediate position along an optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the detector (s), the intermediate position is configured as both a first image plane and a second object plane, The image is at least a 1D-focused image of the keratin fiber (s); Iii. The second image is the image of the first image so that the second image is formed on the detector.

In some embodiments, the imaging system (s) are disposed along the optical path.

In some embodiments, a slit or aperture is disposed along the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the detector (s), and the intermediate position is located at the location of the slit or aperture Substantially correspond.

In some embodiments, the detector includes photodetectors that are a plurality of components configured in a two-dimensional planar array, wherein the plane of the two-dimensional planar array corresponds to an image plane of the second image.

In some embodiments, the first and second sub-sets (e.g., discrete sub-sets) of the photodetectors that are the components produce first and second spectra, and the first and second sub- 2 spectra may be applied to materials in the first and second sub-regions of the space in which (i) first and second portions of the keratin fibers and / or (ii) at least a portion of the keratin fiber Respectively.

In some embodiments, in one direction, the sub-sets of photodetectors are parallel to one another.

In some embodiments, the illuminated keratin fibers are aligned with one another along an alignment axis, and the first and second portions of the keratin fibers corresponding to the first and second spectra are aligned along the alignment axis Respectively.

In some embodiments, a first direction of the array of photodetectors corresponds to a varying wavelength, and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction corresponds to different portions of the keratin fibers .

In some embodiments, each reflected spectrum of the plurality of spectra corresponds to a respective, distinct portion of the keratin fibers.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: c. Electronically comparing a spectrum unique to a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) to a spectrum unique to a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And d. According to the result of the comparison, the step of classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: c. Electronically comparing a reflection spectrum inherent in a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) with a reflection spectrum inherent in a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And d. According to the result of the comparison, it further comprises classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: c. Electronically comparing a spectrum unique to a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) to a spectrum unique to a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And d. Dispensing the combination of hair-coloring agents according to the result of the comparison.

In some embodiments, the method comprises: c. Electronically comparing a reflection spectrum inherent in a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) with a reflection spectrum inherent in a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And d. According to the result of the comparison, dispensing a combination of hair-dyeing agents.

A method for fiber dyeing comprising: a. Disposing keratin fibers of a subject such that different portions of the keratin fiber (s) are positioned differently on different slices of a region of space divided by a plurality of slices; b. Each slice of the plurality of slices acquiring spectral data unique to each portion of the keratin fibers disposed in the slice; And c. And electronically comparing spectral data unique to a first portion of the portions of the keratin fiber (s) to spectral data unique to a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s).

A method for fiber dyeing comprising: a. Disposing keratin fibers of a subject such that different portions of the keratin fiber (s) are positioned differently on different slices of a region of space divided by a plurality of slices; b. Each slice of the plurality of slices measuring respective spectra unique to each portion of the keratin fibers disposed in the slice; And c. Electronically comparing a first of the spectra representing the first portion of the keratin fiber (s) to a second of the spectra representing the second portion of the keratin fiber (s).

In some embodiments, one or both of the first and second spectra are reflection spectra.

In some embodiments, the method is performed to yield a uniformity and / or homogeneity parameter.

In some embodiments, the uniformity and / or homology parameter is a hair-strand uniformity and / or homogeneity parameter.

In some embodiments, the uniformity and / or homogeneity parameter is a color-space parameter.

In some embodiments, the color-space parameter is an LAB color-space value.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises dispensing a combination of hair-staining agents, depending on the result of the comparison.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color and / or color-space value, wherein the distributing is performed according to the result of the classification do.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color and / or color-space value.

A method for dyeing keratin fibers, said method comprising: a. Disposing keratin fibers of a subject such that different keratin fiber (s) sub-populations are each located on each slice of a region of space divided by a plurality of slices; b. Each slice of slices obtaining spectral data unique to each sub-population of keratin fibers disposed in the slice; c. Electronically comparing spectral data unique to a first sub-population of the sub-populations to spectral data unique to a second sub-population of the sub-populations; And d. And calculating parameters related to hair homogeneity according to the result of the electronic comparison.

In some embodiments, (i). The method comprises: e. Further comprising the step of electronically classifying said keratin fibers as natural-gray hair or artificially stained gray hair according to a comparison of said spectral data; Also, the dispensing is performed according to the result of the classification.

In some embodiments, the image is anisotropically magnified with different magnification values on orthogonal axes of the image plane - that is, the first magnification value may be one or some other value; That is, the second magnification value is different from the first magnification value in the second axis.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises the step of moving the image plane, which is coplanar with the slit or aperture, to a blurring in a second axis that is focused in a first axis of the image plane and orthogonal to the first axis. ) -DF-focus-images. ≪ / RTI >

A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s), said system comprising: a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position; b. Source light configured to illuminate the keratin fiber (s) when at least a portion of the keratin fibers are located within the region of the space divided by the plurality of slices; c. Each of the slices comprising an apparatus configured to obtain spectral data unique to the material disposed in each slice.

A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s), said system comprising: a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position; b. Source light configured to illuminate the keratin fiber (s) when at least a portion of the keratin fibers are located in a region of space by being located at the fiber-placement location; c. Each of the slices comprising an apparatus configured to acquire spectral data unique to different portions of the keratin fiber (s).

In some embodiments, the apparatus includes a monochromator or a spectral analyzer.

In some embodiments, the monochromator or spectrum analyzer includes at least one of a grating and a prism.

In some embodiments, a slit or aperture is disposed on the light path between the keratin fiber (s) and the photodetector.

A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s), said system comprising: a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position; b. A light source configured to illuminate the keratin fibers when positioned in the fiber-placement position; c. A slit or aperture or collimating lens; d. Grating and / or prism and / or other color-dispersion optics; e. A detector for detecting light; And f. First and second optical systems for focusing the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fibers illuminated, i. Wherein the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fibers is focused by a first imaging system such that at least a portion of the keratin fiber (s) To form a 1D-focused image of the fiber (s); Ii. The grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics and the second optical system are positioned on the optical path between the slit or aperture or collimating lens and the detector, so that they are reflected by the keratin fibers Or refracted and / or transmitted, through the grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics and the second optical system, wherein the grating and / or prism and / / Or the presence of other chromatic dispersion optics causes the detector to detect spectral data of the keratin fiber (s); And B. the presence of the second imaging system is focused on the detector by focusing the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fibers on at least the keratin fibers Of the 1D-focused image.

In some embodiments, the intermediate position (s) may correspond to the position of the slit (or other aperture) or may correspond to the position of the grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics.

A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s), said system comprising: a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position; b. A light source configured to illuminate the keratin fibers when positioned in the fiber-placement position; c. Photodetectors in a 2D planar array; And d. From light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s), i. Spectral data in a first dimension of the photodetectors of the 2D planar array; And ii. At least a 1D-focused image of the keratin fibers in a second direction of the photodetectors in the 2D planar array, the second direction comprising optical components configured to form a height in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the slit defines an elongate axis, and the keratin fiber (s) are substantially aligned in a direction perpendicular to the long axis of the slit.

A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s), said method comprising: a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s) with light, causing light reflected by the keratin fiber (s) to subsequently pass through the slit or aperture; And b. Analyzing the output of the photodetector (s) to determine (i) spectral data of the illuminated keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) computing a hair treatment from the analyzed output Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are in an object plane and due to the presence of one or more optical components on the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the slit or aperture, Or the image plane is formed such that the aperture is located within the image plane.

In some embodiments, the image is anisotropically magnified to different magnification values on orthogonal axes of the image plane-that is, the first magnification value may be one or some other value; That is, the second magnification value is different from the first magnification value of the second axis.

In some embodiments, the image plane that is coplanar with the slit or aperture is focused in a first axis within the image plane, and in a second axis that is within the image plane and orthogonal to the first axis, Lt; RTI ID = 0.0 > -1D-focus-image. ≪ / RTI >

A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s), said method comprising: a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s) with light, causing light reflected by the keratin fiber (s) to subsequently pass through the slit or aperture; And b. Analyzing the output of the photodetector (s) to determine spectral data of the illuminated keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) computing a hair treatment from the analyzed output, Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are present in the object plane and the presence of one or more optical components on the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the slit or aperture results in the opposite of the slit or aperture First and second unique -1D-focus-images are formed on the sides, wherein light from both the first and second unique -1D-focus-images is incident on the photodetector (s) and detected (E. G., Recombination of unique < RTI ID = 0.0 >

In some embodiments, the first unique -D-focus-image is focused in a first direction and blurred in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction, and the second unique -D-focus- The image is focused in the second direction and blurred in the first direction.

In some embodiments, the illuminated keratin fibers are aligned with one another.

In some embodiments, at least one, or at least a plurality of spectrums, of the spectrum (s) is the reflection spectrum (s) or absorbance spectrum (s) or transmission spectrum (s).

In some embodiments, the keratin fiber (s) are illuminated by incoherent light.

A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s), said method comprising: a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s); b. Focal images of the keratin fiber (s) at the first and second intermediate positions from the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) ; c. Passing through the chromatic dispersion optics from the light of the first and second unique-1D-focus images; And d. (S) of the keratinous fiber (s) by receiving light from the first and second unique < RTI ID = 0.0 > -1D-focus < / RTI > images, by the photodetector after the light passes through the chromatic dispersion optics. And a step of detecting the signal.

In some embodiments, the first and second unique-1D-focus images are formed by optical components comprising a toric lens.

A system for obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s), said system comprising: a. A light source configured to illuminate the keratin fiber (s); b. Focal images of the keratin fiber (s) at the first and second intermediate positions from the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) An imaging system configured to form an image; c. A chromatic dispersion optics configured to receive light of the first and second unique -1D-focus images; And d. (S) of the keratin fiber (s) by receiving light from the first and second unique -1D-focus images after the light has passed through the chromatic dispersion optics Detector.

In some embodiments, the first unique-D-image is blurred in a first image-plane direction and in a second image-plane direction orthogonal to the first image-plane direction, 2 unique -1D-image is focused in the second image-plane direction and blurred in the first image-plane direction.

In some embodiments, the keratin fiber (s) are aligned along an alignment axis.

In some embodiments, i. Wherein the keratin fiber (s) are aligned along an alignment axis; ii. Wherein the first unique -D-image is focused in a first image-plane direction along the alignment axis and blurred in a second image-plane direction orthogonal to the first image-plane direction; Iii. The second unique -D-image is focused in the second image-plane direction and blurred in the first image-plane direction.

In some embodiments, the first and second unique -1D-focus images are recombined in the photodetector.

In some embodiments, the first and second unique -1D-focus images are recombined into a 2D-focus-image in the photodetector.

In some embodiments, light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) passes through the apertures or slits on the way to the chromatic dispersion optics.

In some embodiments, the image plane position of the first or second unique-1D-focus image corresponds to a plane of the slit or aperture.

In some embodiments, the method further comprises calculating a hair-treatment recipe and / or distributing a combination of hair-dyeing agents according to the detected spectrum (s).

A system for making a hair-dyeing composition comprising: a. A plurality of containers, each container containing a different permanent hair-dyeing agent therein, wherein the first of the plurality of containers includes a dye precursor and substantially no coupler, and the plurality Wherein the second vessel of vessels comprises a coupler and substantially no dye precursor; And b. And a dispenser configured to dispense the contents of the containers to provide multi-container combinations comprising material from the first and second containers.

A system for making a hair-dyeing composition comprising: a. A plurality of containers including first and second containers; b. A plurality of tablets disposed in each of the vessels, wherein each tablet comprises at least one of (i) a dye precursor for permanent hair-dyeing and (ii) a dye coupler for permanent hair-dyeing, (A) said first type of tablets comprises a permanent hair-dyeing dye precursor, wherein said permanent hair-dyeing dye precursor comprises a permanent hair-dyeing dye coupler (B) said second type of tablets comprise a dye coupler for permanent hair-dyeing, substantially free of dye precursors for permanent hair-dyeing, and most of the tablets of said first container are of said first type Wherein most of the tablets of the second container have the second type; c. And dispensers configured to dispense the tablets to provide multi-well tablets comprising the first and second types of tablets from the first and second containers.

In some embodiments, at least the majority of the tablets of the first container have the first type, have substantially the same dye coupler, and also have substantially the same size.

In some embodiments, the plurality of vessels comprises a third vessel, whereby (i) at least most of the tablets in the first vessel are components of tablet_SET1; (ii) at least most of the tablets in the third container are components of tablet_SET3; (iii) Tablets All tablets of STI1 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1; (iv) all tablets of tablet_SET3 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1 as tablet_SET3; (v) the average load (in weight units) of the tablets of Tablet_SET1 is LW1; (v) the average load (in weight units) of the tablets of Tablet_SET3 is LW3; (vi) the ratio between LW1 and LW3 is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10. [

In some embodiments, the plurality of vessels comprises a third vessel, whereby (i) at least most of the tablets in the first vessel are components of tablet_SET1; (ii) at least most of the tablets in the third container are components of tablet_SET3; (iii) Tablets All tablets of STI1 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1; (iv) all tablets of tablet_SET3 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1 as tablet_SET3; (v) the average load (in moles) of the tablets of Tablet_SET1 is LM1; (v) the average load (in weight units) of the tablets of Tablet_SET3 is LM3; (vi) the ratio between LM1 and LM3 is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10. [

In some embodiments, the plurality of vessels comprises a third vessel, whereby (i) at least most of the tablets in the first vessel are components of tablet_SET1; (ii) at least most of the tablets in the third container are components of tablet_SET3; (iii) Tablets All tablets of STI1 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1; (iv) all tablets of tablet_SET3 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1 as tablet_SET3; (v) the average volume of the tablets of Tablet_SET1 is VOL1; (v) the average volume of the tablets of tablet_SET3 is VOL3; (vi) The ratio between VOL1 and VOL3 is also at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10. [

In some embodiments, all tablets of tablet_SET1 have a precursor PREC_1 of substantially the same volume and / or substantially the same rod weight unit PREC_1 and / or substantially the same rod (molar unit)

In some embodiments, all tablets of Tablet_SET3 have a precursor PREC_1 of substantially the same volume and / or substantially the same rod weight unit PREC_1 and / or a precursor PREC_1 of substantially the same rod (molar unit).

A system for making a hair-dyeing composition comprising: a. A plurality of containers including first and second containers; b. A plurality of tablets disposed in each of the vessels, wherein each tablet comprises: (i) a dye precursor for permanent hair-dyeing; and (ii) most of the tablets in the first container comprise permanent hair- - substantially no dye coupler for dyeing, and most of the tablets in said second container comprise at least one of a permanent hair-dyeing dye coupler substantially free of permanent dye-dyeing dye precursor, including a permanent hair- A permanent hair-dyeing coupler configured to include a dye; c. And dispensers configured to dispense the tablets to provide multi-vessel tablet combinations comprising tablets from the first and second containers.

In some embodiments, the dispenser is configured to dispense the multi-vessel combinations according to at least one of (i) a hair dyeing target and / or (ii) hair spectroscopy data.

A system for dispensing cosmetic ingredients, the system comprising: a. A distribution device; b. A plurality of containers, each container comprising a different respective cosmetic agent having different cosmetic properties, each container comprising (i) a reference physical-chemical characteristic (s) of the stored cosmetic agent, and (ii) The plurality of containers being encoded with respective data indicative of both an aging metric indicative of an extent of aging of the material; And c. And a code-reader included in or operably coupled to the dispensing device, the code-reader being configured to read, from each of the containers, respective encoded reference physical-chemical characteristic (s) and aging metrics, Where: i. Wherein the dispensing device is configured to dispense cosmetics from the containers in relative amounts determined according to an estimate of the current physical-chemical property (s) of the cosmetics stored within the containers when the containers are coupled thereto; ii. The estimation of the current physical-chemical properties of each cosmetic agent is calculated according to both (i) the reference physical-chemical property (s) of the stored cosmetic agent and (ii) the aging metric indicating the degree of aging of the cosmetic material .

In some embodiments, a first fluid-reservoir or a fluid-reservoir comprising an aqueous fluid (e.g., a liquid) and a liquid at a pH of at most 4, or (i) the hair dyeing target and (ii) And a liquid dispenser configured to dispense an amount of liquid or fluid from the first liquid reservoir according to at least one of the first liquid reservoir and the second liquid reservoir.

In some embodiments, in accordance with at least one of (i) a hair dyeing target and (ii) said hair spectroscopic data, a first liquid-reservoir comprising an aqueous liquid or fluid comprising H2O2 and / 1) a liquid (or fluid) dispenser configured to dispense an amount of liquid from the liquid reservoir.

In some embodiments, the pH of the liquid (or fluid) of the first reservoir is a maximum of four.

In some embodiments, the liquid dispenser further comprises: (i) a hair dyeing target; and (ii) a second liquid reservoir comprising an aqueous liquid having a pH of up to 4 and an oxidizing power different from that of the first liquid reservoir, ) To distribute a relative amount of liquid from the first and second liquid reservoirs according to at least one of the hair spectral data.

In some embodiments, d. The first and second reservoirs each comprising a first and a second aqueous solutions, each aqueous solution having a pH in the range of 1 to 4 (e.g., 1.5 to 4 or 2 to 4 or 2.5 to 4 or 3 to 4) Wherein each aqueous solution has a viscosity at 25 [deg.] C of a maximum of 150 cP (e.g., up to 150 cP or up to 125 cP or up to 100 cP or up to 75 cP) up to 150 cP, Of oxidizing agent and has an oxidation strength equivalent to that of an aqueous solution of at least X wt.% Hydrogen peroxide, said second aqueous solution having an oxidation strength equivalent to that of an aqueous solution of maximum 0.1 X wt.% Hydrogen peroxide The first and second reservoirs; And e. (i) a liquid configured to dispense first and second amounts of the first and second aqueous solutions, respectively, from the first and second liquid reservoirs according to at least one of (i) the hair dyeing target and (ii) And further includes a dispenser.

In some embodiments, d. The first and second reservoirs each comprising a first and a second aqueous solutions, each aqueous solution having a pH in the range of 1 to 4 (e.g., 1.5 to 4 or 2 to 4 or 2.5 to 4 or 3 to 4) Wherein each aqueous solution has a viscosity at 25 [deg.] C of a maximum of 150 cP (e.g., up to 150 cP or up to 125 cP or up to 100 cP or up to 75 cP) up to 150 cP, Wherein the first aqueous solution comprises at least X wt.% Hydrogen peroxide and the second aqueous solution contains no hydrogen peroxide or at most 0.1 X wt.% Hydrogen peroxide (the value of X is at least 1) Aqueous solutions; And e. (i) a liquid configured to dispense first and second amounts of the first and second aqueous solutions, respectively, from the first and second liquid reservoirs according to at least one of (i) the hair dyeing target and (ii) And further includes a dispenser.

In some embodiments, the value of X is at least 1.5 or at least 2 or at least 2.5 or at least 3 or at least 4 or at least 5. [

In some embodiments, the aqueous solution of the first reservoir comprises at most 24 wt.%, At most 20 wt.%, At most 16 wt.%, At most 12 wt.%, At most 8 wt.%, At most 7 wt. Has an oxidation strength equivalent to an aqueous solution of up to 6 wt.%, Up to 5 wt.%, Up to 4 wt.%, Up to 3 wt.%, Up to 2 wt.% Or up to 1 wt.% Of hydrogen peroxide.

In some embodiments, the first aqueous solution contains up to 24% wt. Hydrogen peroxide.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram of a system for making a custom hair-dyeing composition according to the optical properties of the user hair measured.
Figures 2 and 3 illustrate exemplary dispenser and hair-reader devices, respectively.
Figure 4 is a flow chart of the routine for making a hair-dyeing composition.
Figures 5-13 refer to methods and apparatus for optically acquiring data (e.g., spectral data) from keratinous fiber (s).
Figures 14-15 relate to a dispenser system for making compositions for oxidative hair-dyeing.
Figures 16-19 relate to the dispensing of cosmetic agents according to data read from a container in which cosmetic agents are stored.

The following claims will be more readily understood by reference to this detailed description of exemplary embodiments with reference to the drawings. The description, embodiments and drawings are not to be taken as limiting the scope of the claims. It is to be understood that not all features of the methods and apparatuses disclosed herein are necessary for all implementations. Also, throughout the present invention, where a process or method is illustrated or described, it is to be understood that the steps of the method may be performed in any order, or concurrently . As used throughout this application, the term "may" is used in the meaning of permission (i.e., "having the possibility of it" It is not used.

It is to be understood that some features of the invention, which are, for clarity, described in the context of the individual embodiments, may also be provided in combination in one embodiment. Conversely, various features of the invention, which are, for the sake of simplicity, described in the context of one embodiment, may be provided separately or in any suitable subcombination.

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For convenience, several terms are presented herein in the context of this description. In various places of this disclosure, definitions are provided either explicitly or implicitly, and these definitions are understood to be consistent with the use of terms defined by those skilled in the art. In addition, the definitions should be construed in the broadest possible sense consistent with such use.

In this specification, the term "image" refers to (i) an image focused on two dimensions of an image plane (hereinafter referred to as a & -D-FOCUS-IMAGE " blurred in the second dimension of the image plane that is aligned and orthogonal to the first dimension. In the context of images, 1D means one dimension (one-dimensional) in the image plane, and 2D means two dimensions in the image plane. The unique -D-focus-imaging image can be generated using optical devices known in the art including, but not limited to, toric lenses. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that other lenses or other optical components other than lenses For example, a mirror may be used. The terms 'partial image' and 'unique -1D-focus-image' are used interchangeably.

'At least 1D-focus image' means 'unique -1D-focus-image' or '2D-focus image'. Thus, any reference to an 'at least 1D-focus image' may be made such that (i) in some embodiments the image may be a "unique-1D-focus-image" and (ii) And the image may be a " 2D-focused image ".

Any mention of an 'image' without specifying the number of dimensions to which the image is focused may be related to a 'unique -1D-focus-image' (in some embodiments) or a '2D-focused image' In some embodiments).

If an image is formed at an " intermediate location ", this means that (i) the 2D-focused image is formed at an intermediate position (e.g., one intermediate position); (ii) only one unique -1D-focus-image is formed at one intermediate position, or (iii) the first and second unique -1D-focus-images (i.e., in the first and second directions (E.g., the first and second directions are orthogonal to each other) and blurred in directions orthogonal to the first and second directions) are formed in the first and second intermediate positions do. Thus, an 'intermediate position' refers to one or more intermediate positions.

In this specification, 'color-dispersion optics' refers to optical components that divide light into spectral components. Examples of chromatic dispersion optics include, but are not limited to, prisms and gratings.

"Light detector" or "detector" means one or more optical detectors, for example, composed of image sensors and / or photodetectors in a 1D or 2D array. In another example, a scanning detector device equivalent to a 1D or 2D " starting " array of photodetectors is used. If the light is focused on the image plane in the light detector, the light detector of the light detector is in the image plane.

A " slit " is a particular type of aperture with a relatively high aspect ratio (i.e., the length significantly exceeds the width). In this specification, in any embodiment that requires or is referred to as a " slit ", an aperture may be substituted.

The term "color-imparting agent" refers to a hair dye (e.g., for permanent hair dyeing) or a component thereof.

Unless otherwise specified, the term "coupler" means "dye coupler" and the term "precursor" means "dye precursor". The term "hair color imparting agent" or simply "color imparting agent" means a hair coloring agent (for example, for permanent hair dyeing) or a component thereof. "Hair color imparting agent" and "color imparting agent" are used interchangeably. "Permanent hair color imparting agent" means (i) a ' color imparting agent ' for permanent hair dyeing or (ii) its components.

Dye precursors are generally aromatic diamines, diaminophenols, and / or aminophenols having a hydroxyl group ortho or para to an amine or amine group. Pyrimidine and pyrazole derivatives (e.g., substituted pyrimidines, substituted pyrazoles) used to develop shades of red highlights are also generally considered to be dye precursors.

Dye couplers are oxidation dye intermediates that themselves obtain only a slight coloration through oxidation, but can combine with dye precursors to produce strong tints. Amine and / or hydroxy substituted dye couplers are frequently present at the meta positions relative to each other. The dye couplers include m-phenylene-diamine, m-aminophenol, naphthol, resorcinol, polyphenol, pyrazolone, and derivatives thereof.

"Substantially most" means at least 75%. In some embodiments, 'substantial majority' is at least 90% or at least 95% or at least 99%. Unless otherwise stated, 'most' means 'at least most'. Unless otherwise stated, 'at least most' means, in some embodiments, 'most' is at least substantially the majority (i.e., at least 75% or at least 90% or at least 95% or at least 99%).

The terms "color imparting agent", "color imparting compound", "color imparting component" and "dyeing agent" are interchangeable herein and refer to an oxidation dye precursor, an oxidation dye coupler, a direct dye, And includes any compound used to impart color by introducing coloring materials (e.g., dyes, pigments), including, but not limited to,

As used herein, "pH adjusting agent" means a compound or salt added to a solution to lower or raise the pH of the solution. In some instances, it will be appreciated that the pH adjusting agent may also function as a buffer, in which case the pH adjusting agent may also be referred to as a pH regulating agent. The "dry" tablets may contain up to 10 wt.%, Up to 9 wt.%, Up to 8 wt.%, Up to 6 wt.%, Up to 5 wt.%, Up to 4 wt. Or less, 2 wt.% Or less, or 1 wt.% Or less of water.

The term " load of a tablet ", which includes the term color imparting agent, refers to the weight or mole of the active hair dyeing component.

Unless otherwise specified, the "viscosity" of a material is measured at a shear rate of 10 s < ^-1 > Unless otherwise specified, "25 ° C viscosity" is measured at a shear rate of 10 s ^-1 .

"Abbreviation" cP refers to centipoise (cP). Unless otherwise specified, 'viscosity' refers to 'dynamic viscosity'.

The term "fluid" refers to a liquid or cream of any viscosity, for example up to 150 cP or up to 125 cP or up to 100 cP or up to 75 cP.

The term "liquid dispenser" is used broadly to refer to a dispenser of a fluid medium, including, but not limited to, a liquid or emulsion or gel or cream. As used herein, 'electronic circuitry' is intended to broadly denote any combination of hardware, software, and / or firmware.

The electronics may be implemented in any executable code module (i.e., stored on a computer readable medium) and / or firmware and / or field programmable logic array (FPLA) element (s), hardwired logic element (s) gate array element (s), and application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) element (s). Any instruction set architecture may be used including, but not limited to, a reduced instruction set computer (RISC) architecture and / or a complex instruction set computer (CISC) architecture. The electronic circuitry may be located in one location or distributed among a plurality of locations where the various circuit elements may be in wired or wireless telecommunication with each other.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to dispensing a "multi-vessel tablet combination" from a plurality of tablets. This means that a number of N vessels container ₁ ... container _N (where N is a positive integer of at least 2), two integers i and j ( i ? J , i and j are both of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of N) (In some embodiments, multiple tablets) is dispensed from container _i and at least one tablet (in some embodiments, multiple tablets) is dispensed from container _j .

In some embodiments, if a tablet dispenser is capable of dispensing tablets "according to one or more characteristics (e.g., hair dyeing targets and / or hair spectroscopic data) Or volumes and / or weights - for example, the amount of relative tablets from a plurality of containers in which different types of tablets are stored in each container) is determined according to their properties - for example, By - for example, some algorithms that predict the outcome of hair dyeing.

In some embodiments, the liquid dispenser is configured to dispense a fluid medium (e. G., A liquid or cream or gel or emulsion) according to one or more characteristics (e. G., Hair dyeing target and / or hair spectroscopic data) Or relative to other fluids media (i. E., In a second reservoir), one or more fluid media, such as one or more fluids, Of the fluid medium (i. E., In the first reservoir). This can be done, for example, to dilute the fluid medium of the reservoir of one of the reservoirs with that reservoir or other reservoir. This determination can be performed, for example, by electronic circuits, for example, according to some algorithms that predict the outcome of hair dyeing.

Solid formulations suitable for use in the treatment of keratin fibers are disclosed herein. According to some embodiments of the present invention, solid formulations have a tablet form that includes a superdisintegrating agent that imparts beneficial characteristics to the tablet. The solid formulations disclosed herein may further comprise color imparting agents (e.g., dye precursors, dye couplers, and direct dyes), and may further include other actives for treating keratin fibers, such as alkalizing agents and oxidizing agents .

1 is a block diagram of a system for making a custom hair-dyeing composition according to the optical properties of user hair. Figures 2 and 3 illustrate exemplary dispenser and hair-reader devices useful, respectively, in the system of Figure 1, for example. Figure 4 is a flow chart of routines for making a hair-dyeing composition using, for example, the system of Figure 1;

Figures 5-13 refer to methods and apparatus for optically obtaining data (e.g., spectral data) from keratinous fiber (s). For example, each spectrum may correspond to a material in different sub-regions of the space in which (i) each different portion of the keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) at least a portion of the keratin fiber Multiple spectra of the keratin fiber (s) can be detected.

14 to 15 relate to a dispenser system for preparing a composition for oxidative hair-dyeing. In particular, it is possible to separate the dye precursor from the coupler such that some of the vessels of the dispenser system contain a dye precursor and substantially no coupler, while other vessels contain a coupler and substantially no dye precursor . The dispenser device is configured to dispense the contents of the containers to provide multi-container combinations comprising the material from the first and second containers.

Figures 16-19 relate to dispensing a cosmetic agent (e.g., for hair-dyeing or any other cosmetic product) wherein, for each container, data representing the physical and / or chemical properties of the cosmetic material And is encoded on the container. The data is read by a code-reader operably connected to a dispensing device that dispenses the cosmetic material from the containers according to a data reader from the containers.

Description of Figures 1 to 4

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS Figure 1 is a block diagram of a system for providing a custom hair-dyeing composition by (i) measuring optical properties of the hair and (ii) dispensing materials from the containers according to the measured optical properties. For example, a user may want to dye his hair with a target shade. Optical measurements of the user ' s initial hair ' are performed, and customized hair-dyeing compositions are prepared according to the initial state of the user's hair and the hair-dyeing target.

1, a hair reader 3110, a system controller 3120, and a dispenser device 3130 are shown. 1, the system controller 3120 includes a recipe-search engine 3150, a prediction engine 3160, and a recipe-scoring engine 3170. The recipe- And a dispensing decision engine 3140,

The hair reader 3110 acquires optical data from the hair, for example, by illuminating the hair, detecting light reflected and / or transmitted and / or refracted by the hair. The system controller 3120 (e.g., including a digital computer) receives both optical data and hair target data (e.g., representing a target hue desired by the user). Depending on the received data, the system controller 3120 may use a customized recipe for the hair-dyeing composition, e.g., each quantity for a number of different materials stored in the dispenser 3130 (E.g., distribution decision engine 3140).

The dispenser proceeds to dispense the materials for a hair-dyeing composition (e. G., A mixed vessel) - not shown in FIG. These materials can be mixed automatically or manually to form a custom hair-dyeing composition to be applied to the user's hair.

One non-limiting example of a hair-dye dispenser 3130 is shown in FIG. In this non-limiting example, a plurality of containers 180A-180Q are coupled to the dispenser 3130 such that each container contains therein a different respective material associated with hair-dyeing. Dispenser 3130 dispenses the combination of these materials into a mixed vessel (not shown) located, for example, at a port 182.

In the example of FIG. 1, the system controller 3120 includes a distribution decision engine 3140 that produces the desired recipe (s) for dispensing material for the hair-dyeing composition. To that end, a number of candidate recipes can be considered and selected from a relatively large number of possibilities by the recipe-search engine 3150 (for each candidate recipe, the user's hair according to the candidate recipe The prediction result of the treatment can be calculated by the prediction engine 3160 and scored by the scoring engine 3170). For example, the scoring engine 3170 may compare the prediction results to hair-target data that indicates the tint desired by the user.

In one example, one or more of 3140, 3150, 3160, and / or 3170 is implemented as software stored in a volatile or non-volatile memory.

3A-3B illustrate non-limiting examples of hair-readers 3110 in accordance with some embodiments. The hair-reader 3110 includes a housing (e.g., opaque) 804 and a window 808. In FIG. 3B, a plurality of keratin fibers 812 are substantially aligned along an alignment axis corresponding to the 'y' axis.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of a non-limiting example for a hair-dyeing technique using, for example, the system of FIG. In step S101, user-target data is received (e.g., stored in volatile and / or non-volatile computer readable storage). Typically, the user-target data relates to the selected hue or color, for example the user wants to dye his hair in that selected hue or color. In step S105, the hair characteristics of the user may be determined by comparing the hair characteristics of the user, such as those shown in Figures 2 or 4, or as disclosed in PCT / IB2012 / 051351, or any of the related hair- For example, it is measured using at least a hair-reader device for measuring at least one hair-reflection value or for measuring hair-reflection-spectrum (s). These characteristics may be analyzed electronically in step S109. According to the description of FIG. 4, the initial pre-treatment state of the user's hair (i) (e.g., measured at step S105 and analyzed at step S109) and (ii) It is possible to produce a 'customized' hair-treatment.

Typically, the term " user-target " includes a target color hue that can be represented by a value in a color-space, such as Hunter Lab color space or any other color space. In addition to the target color tones, the user-target data may also include some other desired properties for any given hair-treatment, such as' roots-only 'rather than' full- Treatment time, maximum treatment time, and the like.

Multiple virtual or 'candidate' hair-treatment protocols can be analyzed and considered. (A) hair-dyeing composition to be applied to hair (or one or more hair-dyeing compositions, such as dye-containing compositions and decolorizing compositions, which may be applied subsequently or simultaneously) And / or (B) other treatment parameters (e.g., treatment duration, treatment temperature). The calculation or designation of a "hair-treatment" is based on at least the absolute or relative amounts of at least one hair-dyeing agent of the hair-dyeing composition (eg, a "multi-agent" composition) (i. e., mass terms, or weight, or volume, or any other manner known to those skilled in the art). The term 'hair-dyeing agent' means any other material used in the art of artificial colorants / dyes, oxidizing agents, alkalizers or temporary, semi-permanent, demi-permanent or permanent hair- . The hair-dyeing agent may be in any phase or form, including, but not limited to, liquids, gels, mice, creams, solids, powders, tablets, or any other form known to those skilled in the art. Optionally, the 'hair-treatment' also includes data relating to the treatment time, the treatment temperature, the multistep treatments or any other parameters for the treatment. For example, hair-treatments may involve the generation of a variety of distinct hair-dye combinations (e.g., a dyeing mixture and a decolorizing mixture applied in different steps).

In the present invention, the terms " hypothetical " and " candidate " are used interchangeably and refer to possible treatments that may or may not be implemented.

Typically, the particular characteristics of each user's hair are very unique (e.g., based on the user's genotype, age, environmental impact, etc.), and the number of potential target hues or colors may also be relatively large. Due to myriad numerous possible combinations and target hair characteristics, the number of possible candidate / virtual hair-treatment protocols may be very high and some hair-treatment protocols may be used to receive hair from its initial state, It is not always perceived a priori to predict whether it is effective (or most effective) in transforming to a state consistent with the target data.

Thus, it may be necessary to electronically analyze a number of virtual hair treatments to identify treatments (or sets of more than one virtual hair-treatments) that successfully transform the initial hair to the target color.

This is done in steps S113 and S117. Thus, at step S113, the post-protocol state of the hair is predicted for the hair-characteristic measured at step S105 and for the particular candidate hair-treatment. In step S117, it is determined electronically whether this post-protocol state matches the details of the user target-data.

The term hair-color treatment is not limited to introducing colorants (e. G., Artificial colorants) into hair (i. E., 'Dyeing') and may also include hair-discoloration.

In one non-limiting example, (i) at least one initial reflectance spectrum (s) is measured at step S105, and (ii) at step S113, a virtual post-treatment reflectance spectrum is determined for an initial reflectance spectrum and a candidate hair- (Iii) in step S117, the color-value (e.g., LAB value) is calculated from the details of the treatment-protocol and the color-value (e.g., LAB value) is calculated from the virtual post- - The unique LAB value is compared to the LAB value associated with the user-target data received in step S101.

In other embodiments, it is possible to measure reflection spectra, transmission spectra, reflected light spectra, and absorption spectra.

In step S121, a protocol matching the user target-data is selected. Optionally, for example, if more than one candidate protocol matches the user target-data, these candidate protocols may be analyzed and / or scored, and a more preferred match with the hair- .

In step S125, in accordance with the selected hair-dyeing protocol, each amount of hair-dyeing agent is dispensed in accordance with the details of the hair-dyeing protocol selected in step S121 for the plurality of hair-dyeing agents.

One non-limiting example of a dispenser of hair-dyeing agents is shown in FIG. In this non-limiting example, each different hair-dyeing agent is disposed in each vessel of a plurality of vessels 180A-180Q. According to the result of step S121, for each of at least two, or at least three, or at least four, or at least five, or at least any number of hair-staining agents, each hair- (Not shown).

In some embodiments, the dispenser is automatic and includes electronic circuitry for adjusting the amounts of hair-dyeing agents dispensed.

In the present invention, the prediction of color values derived from or derived from the results of some kind of computation and / or electronic operation (s) (e.g., post-hypothetical-hair-treatment spectra (e.g., reflection spectra) (I) a situation in which the electronic circuit automatically controls the dispensing device (those skilled in the art will appreciate that the PCT / IB2012 / (E. G., Visually or in any other way via a computer screen) the hair-dyeing commands derived from the electronic prediction are delivered to a human user. The hair-dyeing instructions may be about the relative amounts of hair-dyeing agents, and the human user follows the instructions to dispense the hair-dyeing agent (s) according to the amounts specified by, for example, computer-provided instructions. The container for the chemical agent may have any form factor (e.g., rigid container, tube, etc.) and may be mounted to the dispenser device as shown in FIG. 2, or may be "free" It may be a non-mounting type container.

Once these agents have been dispensed into the container, one or more steps may be optionally performed to convert the contents of the vessel (not shown) into a hair-dye mixture, which is then applied to the user ' s hair, ≪ / RTI >

In the present invention, the terms 'input keratin fiber (s)' and 'initial hair' are used interchangeably and both are used for the purpose of predicting the final state of one or more virtual hair- Means the keratin fiber (s) (e.g., hair) on which one or more measurements (e.g., optical measurements and / or reflection measurements - e.g., measurement of the hair-reflectance spectrum (s)) are made.

Those skilled in the art will recognize that not all of the steps of FIG. 4 are required in all embodiments, and the order of the steps of FIG. 4 is not limited - these steps may be performed in a different order, And one or more steps may also be changed.

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Embodiments of the present invention relate to apparatus and methods for obtaining spectral data of a group of keratin-fibers (e.g., human hair) in, for example, but not limited to the situations of steps S105 and S109 will be. One application for systems and methods now being disclosed is hair-dyeing-for example, to produce or select a virtual hair treatment. In this example, a preferred hair treatment (for example, calculated in steps S113-S121) includes (i) an initial state of the hair; And (ii) a user-specified target (e.g., a desired hue or color for the hair).

For this purpose, when characterizing the initial state of the hair (e.g., at step S109), all non-specialists and / or 'casual naked eye viewers' may share a similar 'gray hair' It may be desirable to spectrally and / or automatically distinguish between the two types of hair to be treated.

The first hair-type may be what is referred to as a 'natural gray' -natural-hair-pigment-containing hair shafts (for example, a black shaft) Or melanin-containing mammals such as red shafts or blond shafts or brown shafts or other natural-colored shafts), and the like (e. G., Age, albinism or any Mixture of Natural-White Morgan due to other causes. For a common visual viewer, this combination of different types of moraines may simply look like 'gray'.

The second hair-type may be what is referred to as an " artificial gray " -a morgan dyed by an artificial coloring agent. Typically, in the case of the second hair-type, the mammals tend to be more similar to each other in color than the first hair-type. Thus, as a whole, it can be said that when considering a group of keratin fibers (e.g., morphs), the second type is more homogeneous in color than that of the first group.

The term " hair-type " refers to the characteristics of a plurality of mammals (e.g., a ' blend '

Skilled practitioners can distinguish between a first hair-type and a second hair-type, but in many situations it is difficult to get the help of such an expert and / or this approach is not practical. In one non-limiting example, the spectral data of the hair is obtained for the purpose of calculating the predicted post-treatment hair spectrum and the LAB value therefrom, and using the spectral data, 2 It may be useful to distinguish the type of hair.

In other instances, various types of hair are schematically illustrated in the drawings. As shown in FIG. 5, (i) a top or side view of a generic mammal is shown in a 'dot-dash' pattern; (ii) a cross-section of a typical strand is shown in a " brick " pattern. Figure 5 also shows (i) white-morning (e.g., natural-white-for example, substantially melanin-deficient); (ii) black-morning (e.g., natural black hair - e.g., color due to the presence of melanin); (iii) Gray Morgan (for example, this color is due to an artificial coloring agent).

Figure 6 is a close-up view of substantially-aligned mojens on window 808 of a hair-reading device. Window 808 includes a transparent surface 820 (e.g., glass or plastic) and a housing 804) for supporting the transparent surface (820).

7A-7B illustrate a number of keratin fibers on a window of a spectacular hair-reader 3110. Fig. Fig. 7A is a sectional view, and Fig. 7B is a side view. The illumination source 118 will show keratin fibers and light from it (e.g., mainly diffuse reflections) will pass through the slit or aperture 120. Additional components of the system of FIG. 7A are shown in FIGS. 11A-11B, described below.

In non-limiting embodiments, the fiber (s) may be illuminated by white light, multicolor light, broadband light, and / or non-coherent light.

FIG. 8 is a close-up of a cross-sectional view of the morcelles 812. FIG. Because the morphs are aligned along the alignment axis "y", the morphants define two "horizontal axes" perpendicular to the alignment axis y - the x and Z axes (shown in FIG. 8).

Figure 9 is a close-up of a top view of the morphs of Figure 6; As shown in Fig. 9, the area in which the morphs are arranged can be divided into three parts or slices: (i) a slice 840A in which the shafts 812A and 812B are arranged; (ii) a slice 840B in which the shafts 812C and 812D are disposed; And (iii) a slice 840C in which the shafts 812E and 812F are disposed.

A non-limiting example of FIG. 9 is that each slice contains the same number of moments, and all moments are relatively < RTI ID = 0.0 > Simple 'case. Those skilled in the art will appreciate that this is not a limitation.

Embodiments of the present invention may be used to measure different spectra (e.g., spectra) for each slice or sub-region, rather than measuring a single spectrum (e.g., reflection and / or absorption and / or transmission spectrum) For example, a first spectrum for the hereditary (s) disposed in the slice 840A, a second spectrum for the hereditary (s) disposed in the slice 840B, and a second spectrum for the heron (s) ≪ / RTI > the third spectrum for the second spectrum).

Figure 10 illustrates one application for this currently disclosed hair-spectrum-related technique. Case 1 relates to a first hair-type which may be referred to as " natural gray. &Quot; According to Case 1, (i) the following moments are white-shafts 812A, 812C, and 812D; (ii) The next monograms are black-shafts 812B, 812E, and 812F. Case 2 relates to a second hair-type, which may be referred to as " artificial gray, " in which all of the moraines are dyed with an artificial coloring agent. Obviously, in case 2, the morning color has a greater degree of homogeneity in case 1.

An embodiment of the present invention is not to measure a single hair-spectrum representing a sort of average for all illuminated moments, but to determine the respective hair-spectrum for each slice selected from among a plurality of slices It is about the situation. In Case 1 of Figure 10, a significant difference can be observed between each hair-spectrum for each slice-the spectrum corresponding to slice 840C can be a " dark-hair " The spectrum corresponding to slice 840B may be a 'white-hair' spectrum, and the spectrum corresponding to slice 840A may also be a 'gray-hair' spectrum. On the other hand, in Case 2 of Fig. 10, all three spectra may be very similar.

In some embodiments, therefore, (i) comparing a plurality of spectra with each other (each spectrum corresponding to each slice 840), calculating the degree of similarity between each other, and (ii) It is possible to distinguish 'case 1' from 'case 2', depending on the degree of difference between the slice-specific hair-spectra. In case 2, a similar degree of slice-inherent hair-spectra can be observed.

11A is a non-limiting example of an apparatus for measuring a plurality of spectra for the moraines, wherein each spectrum corresponds to a different respective slice in which each different set of moments (or portions thereof) are arranged. One salient feature of Fig. 11A is the presence of two imaging systems 1080 and 1070, each of which includes a different set of optical component (s).

In one non-limiting example, detector 180, shown in FIG. 12, includes a photodetector in one array (e.g., two-dimensional-for example, in a planar array) , Which is an 8X3 array and may be used via any other section dimensions (e.g., including at least two rows and at least two columns). For example, a CCD or CMOS array may be used.

In some embodiments, the imaging system 1080 is configured to move the light that is reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted from the moraines 812, prior to passing through the slit or aperture 120, (I) the moraines 812 are located in the object-plane, and (ii) the slit or aperture 120 is located in the image plane. In this non-limiting embodiment, the image located in the 'image' plane is an 'intermediate image'. This 'intermediate image' (e.g., at slit or aperture 120) can be, for example, the only -1D-focus-image along the x-axis (see 992 in Figure 6) , And is focused in a dimension perpendicular to the hair-aligning axis 812.

In some embodiments, the imaging system 1070 is operative to focus the light after it has passed through the slit 120, such that light that is reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted from the morcells, The slit 120 (or another 'middle' position with the intermediate image) is in the object plane and the photodetectors 180 (e.g., its planar two-dimensional array - e.g., CCD or CMOS array Is present in the image plane 180. [ Thus, the photodetectors 180 receive the image of the slit 120 in which the images of the morphs 812 are present-the 'image of the image'.

Alternatively, instead of a two-dimensional array of photodetectors (i.e., a "starting" system), a scanning system may be used to detect a two-dimensional image in the focal plane of, for example, imaging system 1070 . ≪ / RTI >

This image does not need to be accurately located on the slit or aperture 120. This image may be located at any other intermediate position along the optical path.

Also, a grating 150 is shown at 11. Alternatively, a prism may be used.

In another example, a photodetector having a wavelength and / or 'color' (i.e., visible range or any other spectrum) sensitivity may be used to determine the reflection spectrum (s) and / or the absorption spectrum (s) and / Can be detected.

Likewise, no slit or long aperture is required - other optical component (s) (e.g., lens (s)) can be configured to provide this functionality.

Thus, some embodiments relate to any device (e.g., a monochromator device) configured to measure spectral data (e.g., reflection, absorption or transmission spectrum) of the keratin fiber will be.

As shown in the non-limiting example of FIG. 12, (i) row A of the 2D-array of photodetectors 180 is used to detect spectral data of keratin fiber (s) in slice 840A; (ii) the B rows of the 2D-arrays of photodetectors 180 are used to detect spectral data of the keratin fiber (s) in slice 840B; (iii) The C rows of the 2D-arrays of photodetectors 180 are used to detect spectral data of the keratin fiber (s) in slice 840C. Examples of such spectra are shown in the right column of FIG.

Figure 13 is a flow diagram of a technique for producing a hair-dyeing recipe (e.g., from the dispenser of Figure 3) and / or dispensing hair-dyeing agents. In step S301, a number of reflection spectra are measured and each spectrum corresponds to a different respective slice-for example, a first spectrum unique to the heritage (s) in slice 840A, a first spectrum unique to the morning (s) in slice 840B , And a third spectrum that is unique to the trellis (s) in slice 840C.

In step S309, the slice-specific spectra are compared with each other, and a parameter indicating the similarity of a plurality of spectra can be calculated. For example, if the spectra are relatively similar to each other, Recipe S313 may be provided for a " homogenous gray " (see Case 2 in FIG. 10). Alternatively, if the spectra are less similar to each other, a unique recipe (see Case 1 in Figure 10) may be provided for the hair of the heterogeneous mixture. The hair-dyeing agents can be dispensed according to the calculated hair-dyeing recipes.

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Embodiments of the present invention are directed to an apparatus and method for dispensing "dye couplers" and "dye precursors ". In some embodiments, referring to FIG. 14A, a system 270 for making a hair-dyeing composition comprises: a. A plurality of containers 280 (each container 280 containing a different permanent hair color-imparting agent therein); and b. A dispenser configured to dispense the contents of the containers to provide a plurality of container combinations of hair-dyeing agents or ingredients.

In some embodiments, the contents (e.g., vessel 280A) of the first of the plurality of vessels include a dye precursor and substantially no dye coupler. If the contents of the vessel are "substantially free of dye precursors" while the dye-coupler is "substantially absent ", this means that (i) the contents contain only the dye precursor and no dye- coupler, or (ii) The dye coupler weight ratio is at least 1.5: 1 or at least 2: 1 or at least 3: 1 or at least 5: 1, at least 10: 1, at least 50: 1, at least 100: , At least 5000: 1, or at least 10,000: 1.

As described above, in some embodiments, the contents of the first vessel (e.g., vessel 280A) of the plurality of vessels includes a dye precursor and substantially no dye coupler. Alternatively or additionally, the contents of the second vessel (e.g., vessel 280B) of the vessels include dye couplers and are substantially free of dye precursors. If the contents of the vessel contain a "dye precursor coupler" and the dye precursor is "substantially free ", this means that (i) the contents contain only a dye coupler and no dye precursor, or (ii) A dye precursor weight ratio of at least 1.5: 1 or at least 2: 1 or at least 3: 1 or at least 5: 1, at least 10: 1, at least 50: 1, at least 100: : 1, at least 5000: 1, or at least 10,000: 1.

As will be described below, in some embodiments, the dispenser is automatic, e.g., in accordance with at least one of (i) a hair dyeing target and / or (ii) spectroscopy data The contents may be automatically dispensed to provide multiple container combinations. Alternatively, the dispenser may be operated manually.

Without being bound by theory, the inventors have discovered that for multi-vessel devices that dispense color-imparting agents, there may be more " paths " or ways to achieve a particular target hair-color composition. For example, to achieve a hair-dyeing composition HCC having specific properties, (i) a color-imparting agent CIA_A of QA1 amount from a container A (280A), a color-imparting agent CIA_C, and QG1 positive color-imparting agent CIA_G from container G (280G) and mixing these color imparting agents together, or (ii) dispensing QD1 positive color-imparting agent CIA_D from container D (280D) And it is possible to discharge QE1 positive color-imparting agent CIA_E from vessel E (280E). However, the inventors have discovered that by separating dye precursors from dye couplers, it is possible to increase the number of 'paths' or dye compositions available to achieve (ie, by mixing) the provision of certain hair-colors Respectively.

In the use of the dispenser 270, all hair-dyeing agents of different vessels may be used and may have to be replaced at different times-for example, not all vessels consume the hair-dyeing stock at the same time. However, if it is possible to achieve various color combinations without the need for the presence of a color-imparting agent in the 'particular container', then the user may be able to use alternative combinations of 'routes' That is, if only the contents of the 'specific container' can be used, the dispenser can be used continuously even if the containers of the 'specific container' are exhausted.

In general, by implementing a system that increases the number of available 'paths' or 'mix combinations' (ie, by separation of the precursor and coupler), the user of the dispenser 270 can dispense It is possible to operate the dispenser without having to immediately refill it.

If dispenser 270 is automatic, dispenser 270 may include any combination of mechanical and / or electronic components necessary to dispense hair color-imparting agents.

14A is a schematic diagram of a system 270 for dispensing agents that are associated with permanent hair-dyeing into a target vessel 290. FIG. Agents are stored in containers 280. In the non-limiting example of FIG. 1A, the system includes seven containers 280A-280G. Within each container, for example, each hair-dye associated with permanent hair-dyeing is stored.

Operation of the lever 284 dispenses the material from the vessels into the target vessel 292 located in the port 288. This material may be dispensed sequentially or simultaneously. 14B, the material from container C 280C is dispensed into vessel 292. In Fig. In Fig. 14C, the material from vessel E (280E) is dispensed into vessel (292).

Thus, a dispensing system is configured to provide any multi-container combination by dispensing color-imparting agents from any subset of multiple containers.

The amount of color-imparting agent exiting each container 280 may be determined manually or automatically. In one embodiment, the amounts are calculated according to at least one of (i) a hair dyeing target and / or (ii) hair spectroscopy data.

Dyes in containers may be provided as solid materials (e.g., particulate materials such as tablets or powders), as liquids, creams, gels, emulsions, or any other phase or combination thereof . The dyes in each container need not be in the same phase. This means that the contents of (i) the dye precursor and substantially the dye-coupler are substantially absent and / or (ii) the containment vessel, i. E., The contents of any such container are solid materials (e. G., Particulate materials such as tablets or powders ), Which may be provided as a liquid, cream, gel, emulsion, or any other phase or a combination thereof, but is not limited thereto.

In a first non-limiting example, (i) the dye in the first container 280A is substantially free of dye-coupler, including dye precursors, (ii) the dye in the second container 280B is a dye coupler, And (iii) each dye in each of the first and second vessels 280A, 280B is provided in the form of a solid material, e.g., a tablet, including the dye-precursor.

In a second non-limiting example, (i) the dye in the first container 280A is substantially free of dye-coupler, including dye precursors, (ii) the dye in the second container 280B is a dye coupler, , And (iii) each dye in each of the first and second containers 280A, 280B is provided as a liquid or gel or a mousse.

In a third non-limiting example, (i) the dye in the first container 280A is substantially free of dye-coupler, including dye precursors, (ii) the dye in the second container 280B is a dye coupler, (Iii) the dye in the first container 280A is provided as a solid material (e.g., in tablet form), and the dye in the first container 280A is provided as a liquid do.

Now, embodiments in which one or more vessels include one or more tablets, including hair dye-imparting agents, are described.

In some embodiments associated with tablets, one or more (e.g., at least 1, at least 2, at least 5, or at least 10, at least 25, or at least 50, or at least 100) Wherein the weight ratio of dye precursor to coupler in each tablet is at least 1.5: 1 or at least 2: 1 or at least 3: 1 or at least 5: 1, at least 10: 1, at least 50: 1, at least 100: 1, at least 500: 1, at least 1000: 1, at least 5000: 1, or at least 10,000: 1 or infinity (e.g., the denominator has a zero value, Or infinity).

In some embodiments, (i) in the first container 280A of the containers, most or substantially all of the discharged tablets have a weight ratio of coupler to dye precursor in the container of at least 1.5: 1 or at least 2 At least 100: 1, at least 1000: 1, at least 5000: 1, or at least 10,000: 1 or at least 5: 1, at least 10: 1, at least 50: (For example, the denominator has a zero value, the ratio is undefined, inaccessible, or infinite); (ii) in the second vessel 280B of the vessels, most or substantially all of the discharged tablets have a weight ratio of dye precursor to coupler in the vessel of at least 1.5: 1 or at least 2: 1 or at least 3: 1, or at least 5: 1, at least 10: 1, at least 50: 1, at least 100: 1, at least 500: Is zero, and the ratio is undefined, inaccessible, or infinite).

In any container, there may be any number of tablets - for example, at least one, at least two, at least five, or at least ten, or at least twenty, or at least fifty, or at least one hundred.

Now, embodiments related to different " loads " will be described. Tablets of the 'first type' contain dye precursors with substantially no dye coupler, and the 'second type' tablets contain dye couplers and are substantially free of dye precursors.

The term " load of tablets ", which includes color-imparting agents, refers to the weight or mole of the active hair-dyeing component.

For a 'first type' tablet, the 'weight by weight' is the weight of the dye precursor in the tablet (eg, grams). In the case of a 'second type' tablet, the 'weight by weight' is the weight of the dye coupler in the tablet (eg, grams). For a 'second type' tablet, the 'rod by mol' is the number of moles of dye precursor in the tablet. For a 'second type' tablet, the 'molar load' is the number of moles of dye couplers in the tablet.

In some embodiments, at least most each (or at least substantially substantially all or all) of the tablets of the first container 280A is of a first type and / or (ii) at least most of the tablets of the second container 280B (Iii) at least most each (or at least substantially most each) of the tablets of the third container 280C is of a first type and / or (iv) at least substantially all of the tablets of the third container 280C are of a first type and / At least most each (or at least substantially all of each) of the tablets of the fourth container 280D is of the second type.

According to the first example, the same dye precursors are stored in the first vessel 280A and the third vessel 280C, but are different rods. Thus, it is possible in the first example to compare the rods or volumes between (i) the set TABLET_SET1 of tablets in the first container 280A and (ii) the set TABLET_SET3 of tablets in the third container 280C, Wherein all the tablets of TABLET_SET1 and all the tablets of TABLET_SET3 are of the 'first type' and contain substantially the same dye precursors and substantially no dye couplers. In this first example, at least most or at least substantially most or all of the tablets stored in the first container 280A are components of the set TABLET_SET1; At least most or at least substantially most or all of the tablets stored in the third container 280C are components of the set TABLET_SET3. In this first example, the average volume of the tablets of the set TABLET_SET1 is VOL ₁ , the average load (mole) of the tablets of the set TABLET_SET1 is LM ₁ , Is LW ₁ . For example, all tablets of TABLET_SET1 may have the same volume or weight load or molar load. In this first example, the average volume of the tablets of the set TABLET_SET3 is VOL ₃ , the average load (moles) of the tablets of the set TABLET_SET3 is LM ₃ , and also the average load (weight) of the tablets of the set TABLET_SET3 is LW ₃ . For example, all tablets of TABLET_SET1 may have the same volume or the same rod (weight) or the same rod (mol). Alternatively or additionally, all tablets of TABLET_SET3 may have the same volume or the same rod (weight) or the same rod (mol).

According to this first example, at least one or at least two or at least three of the following apply: (i) the rod-to-weight ratio LW ₁ / LW ₃ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 Or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10 and / or (ii) the rod-to-molar ratio LM ₁ / LM ₃ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 At least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10 and / or (ii) the volume ratio VOL ₁ / VOL ₃ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 At least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10.

Alternatively or additionally, according to the second example, the same dye couplers are stored in the second vessel 280B and the fourth vessel 280D, but are different rods. Thus, in the second example it is possible to compare the rods or volumes between (i) a set TABLET_SET2 of tablets in the second container 280B and (ii) a set TABLET_SET4 of tablets in the fourth container 280D, Wherein all the tablets of TABLET_SET2 and all the tablets of TABLET_SET4 are of the 'second type' and contain substantially the same dye coupler and substantially no dye precursor. In this second example, at least most or at least substantially all or all of the tablets stored in the second container 280B are components of the set TABLET_SET2, and at least most or at least substantially all or all of the tablets stored in the fourth container 280D are set These are the components of TABLET_SET4. In this second example, a mean volume of the purification is set TABLET_SET2 VOL _2, the average load (mol) of the refinement of a set TABLET_SET2 is a LW ₂ is the average load (weight) of the tablet and LM _2, set TABLET_SET2. For example, all tablets of TABLET_SET2 may have the same volume or weight rod or molar rod. The average load (weight) of In this second example, a mean volume of the purification are set TABLET_SET4 VOL _4, the average load (mol) of the refinement of a set TABLET_SET4 is LM _4, purification of the set TABLET_SET4 is a LW _4. For example, all tablets of TABLET_SET2 may have the same volume or the same rod (weight) or the same rod (mol). Alternatively or additionally, all tablets of TABLET_SET4 may have the same volume or the same rod (weight) or the same rod (mol).

According to this first example, at least one or at least two or at least three of the following apply: (i) the rod-to-weight ratio LW ₂ / LW ₄ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 Or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10 and / or (ii) the rod-to-molar ratio LM ₂ / LM ₄ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 (Ii) the volume ratio VOL ₂ / VOL ₄ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.5, or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10; At least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10.

Embodiments of the present invention are directed to dispensing a "multi-vessel tablet combination" from a plurality of tablets. This means that a number of N vessels container ₁ ... container _N (where N is a positive integer of at least 2), two integers i and j ( i ? J , i and j are both of a minimum of 1 and a maximum of N) (In some embodiments, multiple tablets) is dispensed from container _i and at least one tablet (in some embodiments, multiple tablets) is dispensed from container _j .

In some embodiments, if a tablet dispenser is capable of dispensing tablets "according to one or more characteristics (e.g., hair dyeing targets and / or hair spectroscopic data) Or volumes and / or weights - for example, the amount of relative tablets from a plurality of containers in which different types of tablets are stored in each container) is determined according to their properties - for example, By - for example, some algorithms that predict the outcome of hair dyeing.

In some embodiments, the liquid dispenser is configured to dispense a fluid medium (e. G., A liquid or cream or gel or emulsion) according to one or more characteristics (e. G., Hair dyeing target and / or hair spectroscopic data) Or relative to other fluids media (i. E., In a second reservoir), one or more fluid media, such as one or more fluids, Of the fluid medium (i. E., In the first reservoir). This can be done, for example, to dilute the fluid medium of the reservoir of one of the reservoirs with that reservoir or other reservoir. This determination can be performed, for example, by electronic circuits, for example, according to some algorithms that predict the outcome of hair dyeing.

An example of a " reservoir " is shown in Fig.

16 to 19

Figures 16-19 relate to the dispensing of cosmetic agents (e.g., for hair-dyeing or any other cosmetic product) wherein the physical and / or chemical properties of the cosmetic material ) Is encoded on the container.

The cosmetic agent is stored in each container-for example, a hair dye or any other cosmetic agent known in the art (e.g., for applications other than hair-dyeing).

There are different respective data-storage elements 190A-190B for storing information about the contents of each container (e.g., attached or embedded in the container) on each container 180A-180P. Examples of data-storage elements include, but are not limited to, hologram elements, bar codes, QS codes, I2C EEPROM, magnetic coding elements, machine coding elements and RFID elements.

Such a data-storage element may be read by, for example, a dispenser and / or a code-reader 188 operably connected to its electronic control.

In other embodiments, one or more of the following data-items for the contents of the containers may be encoded: a batch number, a material type of the container, a quantity data (e.g., ), Material version, dye content (for example, for colorants), date of manufacture, level of ammonia, peroxide, MEA, viscosity (e.g.

In another example, usage-history and / or storage-history data associated with the container or its contents may be stored. In one example, when the container is installed in the dispenser, it may be possible to store the time or date. Alternatively or additionally, it may be possible to store the temperature and / or humidity history of the ambient environment in which the vessel is located, for example, to produce a result of an " aging " In some embodiments, the code-reader 188 may be operable to write (or update) data to the data-storage element 190.

Not all the make-ups may be aged in the same manner-thus it is possible that the first make-up will lose its efficacy at a faster rate than the second make-up. In such a situation, the algorithm for calculating the relative amounts of cosmetic agent needed for cosmetic purposes (e.g. hair-dyeing) can be influenced by age (i.e., time-aged or other type of material The material stored in a high humidity environment may be aged differently than the material stored in a low material environment). This will be described later with reference to FIG.

17A, in step S701, the code is read by the code-reader 188 from the data-storage element 190. [ In step S705, the contents are distributed according to the result of the code-reading.

One application confirms that only safe and cosmetically acceptable substances are dispensed from the containers. Thus, in step S711 of Figure 17B, the container is " eligible " (step S715) only if the material meets this standard. Otherwise (step S719), the dispenser may refuse to dispense material containing unacceptable material.

In some embodiments, the result of the code-reading (step S701 by the code-reader 188) may be determined based on, for example, the motion of the distribution decision engine 3140 Lt; / RTI > In one example, the different batches are slightly different but may have the same physical and / or chemical property (s). In another example, its physical and / or chemical property (s) change with material ages. Thus, a recipe using a recently-made material may have a different effect on the user's hair than the same recipe using the same material after aging.

Fig. 18 relates to a situation where the result of code reading affects the operation of the distribution decision engine 3140. Fig. In step S721, prediction of the impact of the recipes according to the user ' s hair and / or scoring of a particular recipe may be performed according to the result of code-reading, and the materials are distributed from the containers according to the scoring / (In step S739).

19 is a method for dispensing material from containers according to material-aging characteristics produced from reading data from data-storage element 190. FIG.

(i) a reference or reference physical and / or chemical property (s) of cosmetic agent (s) (e.g., their properties at the time of manufacture or opening of the container or their association with the container at the dispenser), and (ii) - the amount of time since reference characteristics are expressed, or other historical data related to aging (e.g., humidity or temperature over time), may be stored in the data-storage element.

From the dispensers it is possible to calculate from the reference properties in the container and from the aging metric estimates of the current physical and / or chemical property (s), if it is necessary to dispense different relative amounts of material (Step S731). From this estimation, it is possible to distribute an appropriate amount. For example, this estimate may be used to use as input to any algorithm for distributing the material described herein (i.e., steps S735-S739 of FIG. 19).

Accordingly, some embodiments relate to a system for dispensing cosmetic ingredients comprising: a. A distribution device; b. (I) the reference physical-chemical property (s) of the cosmetic product stored therein and (ii) the physical and chemical properties of the cosmetic product stored therein. ii) an aging metric indicative of the degree of aging of the cosmetic material; And c. A code-reader included in or operably connected to the distribution device, the code-reader configured to read each encoded reference physical-chemical characteristic (s) and aging metrics from each of the containers, wherein: i. The dispensing device is configured to dispense cosmetics from the containers in relative amounts determined according to an estimate of the current physical-chemical property (s) of the cosmetics stored in the containers when the containers are coupled thereto; ii. The estimation of the current physical-chemical properties of each cosmetic agent is calculated according to both (i) the reference physical-chemical property (s) of the cosmetic agent stored therein and (ii) the aging metric, which indicates the degree of aging of the cosmetic material .

Examples of aging metrics include (i) the amount of time that has elapsed since the manufacturing or opening of the container or the coupling of the container to the dispenser; And (ii) past temperature or humidity.

Having described the illustrative embodiments, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various equivalents, alternatives, modifications, and improvements are possible without departing from the scope and spirit of the claims set forth below. In particular, other embodiments may include combinations of features other than those described herein. Accordingly, the claims are not limited to the above description.

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A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s)
a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s) such that light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) is incident on the detector and converted to electrical signal (s) by the detector; And
b. Wherein each spectrum of the plurality of spectra comprises at least one of (i) a respective different portion of the keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) at least one portion of the keratin fiber (s) Such that at least a portion of the keratin fiber (s) corresponds to a material in a different sub-region of the space in which it is disposed. The method according to claim 1,
i. Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are in a first object plane;
ii. Wherein a first image is formed at an intermediate position along an optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the detector (s), the intermediate position comprising a first image plane and a second image plane, Wherein the first image is at least a 1D-focused image of the keratin fiber (s); Also
iii. Wherein the second image is an image of the first image so that a second image is formed on the detector. 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2,
Due to the presence of at least one imaging system (s)
i. Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are present in a first object plane;
ii. Wherein a first image is formed at an intermediate position along an optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the detector (s), the intermediate position is configured as both a first image plane and a second object plane, The image is at least a 1D-focused image of the keratin fiber (s); Also
iii. Wherein the second image is an image of the first image so that a second image is formed on the detector. The method of claim 3,
Wherein the imaging system (s) are disposed along the optical path. 5. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 4,
A slit or aperture is disposed along the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the detector (s)
The intermediate position substantially corresponding to the position of the slit or aperture. 6. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 5,
Wherein the 1D-focused image of at least the keratin fiber (s) is a 2D-focused image of the keratin fiber (s). 7. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 6,
Wherein the detector comprises photodetectors that are a plurality of components in a two-dimensional planar array, wherein the plane of the two-dimensional planar array corresponds to an image plane of the second image. 8. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7,
The first and second sub-sets of photodetectors, which are the components, produce first and second spectra, wherein the first and second spectra comprise (i) first and second portions of the keratin fibers and / Or (ii) at least a portion of the keratin fiber (s) corresponds to material in the first and second sub-regions of the space in which it is disposed. 9. The method of claim 8,
Wherein the sub-sets of photodetectors are separate. 10. The method according to claim 8 or 9,
In one direction, the sub-sets of photodetectors are parallel to each other. 11. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 10,
The illuminated keratin fibers are aligned with each other along an alignment axis,
Wherein the first and second portions of the keratin fibers corresponding to the first and second spectra are aligned with each other along the alignment axis. 12. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 11,
Wherein a first direction of the array of photodetectors corresponds to a varying wavelength and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction corresponds to different portions of the keratin fibers. 13. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 12,
Wherein each reflection spectrum of the plurality of spectra corresponds to a respective distinct portion of the keratin fibers. 14. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 13,
c. Electronically comparing a spectrum unique to a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) to a spectrum unique to a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And
d. Further comprising classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color according to the result of the comparison. 15. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 14,
c. Electronically comparing a reflection spectrum inherent in a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) with a reflection spectrum inherent in a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And
d. Further comprising classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color, as a result of the comparison. 16. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 15,
c. Electronically comparing a spectrum unique to a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) to a spectrum unique to a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And
d. Further comprising dispensing a combination of hair-coloring agents according to the result of the comparison. 17. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 16,
c. Electronically comparing a reflection spectrum inherent in a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) with a reflection spectrum inherent in a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s); And
d. Further comprising distributing a combination of hair-dyeing agents according to the result of the comparison. As a method related to fiber dyeing,
a. Disposing keratin fibers of a subject such that different portions of the keratin fiber (s) are positioned differently on different slices of a region of space divided by a plurality of slices;
b. Each slice of the plurality of slices acquiring spectral data unique to each portion of the keratin fibers disposed in the slice; And
c. Electronically comparing spectral data unique to a first portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s) to spectral data unique to a second portion of portions of the keratin fiber (s). As a method related to fiber dyeing,
a. Disposing keratin fibers of a subject such that different portions of the keratin fiber (s) are positioned differently on different slices of a region of space divided by a plurality of slices;
b. Each slice of the plurality of slices measuring respective spectra unique to each portion of the keratin fibers disposed in the slice; And
c. Electronically comparing a first of the spectra representing the first portion of the keratin fiber (s) to a second of the spectra representing the second portion of the keratin fiber (s). 20. The method of claim 19,
Wherein one or both of the first and second spectra are reflection spectra. 21. The method according to claim 19 or 20,
Wherein the method is performed to calculate a uniformity and / or homogeneity parameter. 22. The method of claim 21,
Wherein the uniformity and / or homology parameter is a hair-strand uniformity and / or homogeneity parameter. 23. The method of claim 21 or 22,
Wherein the uniformity and / or homogeneity parameter is a color-space parameter. 24. The method of claim 23,
Wherein the color-space parameter is an LAB color-space value. 25. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 24,
Further comprising distributing a combination of hair-dyeing agents according to the result of the comparison. 26. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 25,
Further comprising classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color and / or color-space value,
Wherein said distributing is performed according to a result of said classification. 27. The method according to any one of claims 19 to 26,
Further comprising classifying the keratin fiber (s) as being homogeneous or heterogeneous in color and / or color-space value. A method for dyeing keratin fibers,
a. Disposing keratin fibers of a subject such that different keratin fiber (s) sub-populations are each located on each slice of a region of space divided by a plurality of slices;
b. Each slice of slices obtaining spectral data unique to each sub-population of keratin fibers disposed in the slice;
c. Electronically comparing spectral data unique to a first sub-population of the sub-populations to spectral data unique to a second sub-population of the sub-populations;
d. And calculating parameters related to hair homogeneity according to the result of the electronic comparison. 29. The method of claim 28,
i. The method comprises: e. Further comprising the step of electronically classifying said keratin fibers as natural-gray hair or artificially stained gray hair according to a comparison of said spectral data; Also
ii. Wherein said distributing is performed according to a result of said classification. 30. The method of claim 28 or 29,
The image may be anisotropically magnified with different magnification values at orthogonal axes of the image plane, i. E. The first magnification value may be one or some other value; That is, the second magnification value is different from the first magnification value in the second axis. 31. The method according to any one of claims 28 to 30,
The method comprising the steps of: providing a single-D-shaped image plane that is coplanar with a slit or aperture, is focused in a first axis of the image plane and blurred in a second axis orthogonal to the first axis; Focus < / RTI > images. A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s)
a. Wherein the illumination of the keratin fiber (s) causes the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) to be incident on the detector and converted into electrical signal (s) by the detector 1 and first and second unique -1D-focus-images in the second planes; And
b. Wherein each spectrum of the plurality of spectra comprises at least one of (i) a respective different portion of the keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) at least one portion of the keratin fiber (s) Such that at least a portion of the keratin fiber (s) corresponds to material in different sub-regions of the space in which it is disposed. 33. A system configured to perform the method of any one of claims 1-33. A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s)
a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position;
b. A light source positioned at the fiber-placement position such that at least a portion of the keratin fibers are positioned in a region of space divided by a plurality of slices;
c. Each of the slices comprising an apparatus configured to obtain spectral data unique to the material disposed in each slice. A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s)
a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position;
b. A light source positioned at the fiber-placement position such that at least a portion of the keratin fibers are positioned in a region of space divided by a plurality of slices;
c. Each of the slices comprising an apparatus configured to acquire spectral data unique to different portions of the keratin fiber (s). 36. The method of claim 35,
Wherein the apparatus comprises a monochromator or a spectral analyzer. 36. The method of claim 35,
Wherein the monochromator or spectrum analyzer comprises at least one of a grating and a prism. 37. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 37,
Wherein a slit or aperture is disposed on the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the photodetector. A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s)
a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position;
b. A light source configured to illuminate the keratin fibers when positioned in the fiber-placement position;
c. A slit or aperture or collimating lens;
d. Grating and / or prism and / or other color-dispersion optics;
e. A detector for detecting light;
And
f. Includes first and second optical systems for focusing light that is reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fibers that are illuminated,
i. Wherein the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fibers is focused by a first imaging system such that at least a portion of the keratin fiber (s) To form a 1D-focused image of the fiber (s); Also
ii. The grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics and the second optical system are positioned on the optical path between the slit or aperture or collimating lens and the detector, so that they are reflected by the keratin fibers Or refracted and / or transmitted, through the grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics and the second optical system, wherein
A. The detector detects spectral data of the keratin fiber (s) due to the presence of the grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics; Also
B. The presence of the second imaging system is focused on the detector by focusing the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fibers on the detector so that at least the keratin fibers ) Of the 1D-focused image. 40. The method of claim 39,
Wherein the intermediate position corresponds to a position of the grating and / or prism and / or other chromatic dispersion optics. A system for obtaining spectral data from keratin fiber (s)
a. A device housing defining the fiber (s) -positioning position;
b. A light source configured to illuminate the keratin fibers when positioned in the fiber-placement position;
c. A photodetector; And
d. From the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s)
i. Spectral data in a first dimension of an image plane of the photodetector; And
ii. Wherein the at least 1D-focused image of the keratin fibers in a second direction of the image plane of the photodetector, the second direction comprises optical components configured to form a height in the first direction. 42. The method of claim 41,
The photodetector comprises photodetectors in a 2D plane arrangement,
The optical components are selected from the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s), i. Spectral data in a first dimension of the photodetectors of the 2D planar array; And ii. At least a 1D-focused image of the keratin fibers in a second direction of the photodetectors in the 2D planar array, the second direction forming a vertical in the first direction. 43. The method of claim 41 or 42,
Wherein the at least 1D-focused image of the keratin fibers is a 2D-focused image of the keratin fiber (s). 44. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 43,
Wherein the slit defines an elongate axis and the keratin fiber (s) are substantially aligned in a direction perpendicular to the long axis of the slit. A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s)
a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s) with light, causing light reflected by the keratin fiber (s) to subsequently pass through the slit or aperture; And
b. Analyzing the output of the photodetector (s) to determine (i) spectral data of the illuminated keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) computing a hair treatment from the analyzed output / RTI >
Wherein the illuminated keratin fiber (s) are in an object plane and due to the presence of one or more optical components on the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the slit or aperture, Wherein the image plane is formed such that the image plane is positioned within the image plane. 46. The method of claim 45,
Wherein the image is anisotropically magnified to different magnification values at orthogonal axes of the image plane. 46. The method of claim 45 or 46,
The method is performed such that the image plane that is coplanar with the slit or aperture is an image plane that is focused in a first axis of the image plane and blurred in a second axis orthogonal to the first axis , Way. A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s)
a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s) with light, causing light reflected by the keratin fiber (s) to subsequently pass through the slit or aperture; And
b. Analyzing the output of the photodetector (s) to determine spectral data of the illuminated keratin fiber (s) and / or (ii) computing a hair treatment from the analyzed output,
The illuminated keratin fiber (s) are present in the object plane and the presence of one or more optical components on the optical path between the keratin fiber (s) and the slit or aperture causes the first and second partial images Wherein light from the first and second partial images is incident on the photodetector (s) and detected. 49. The method of claim 48,
Wherein the first and second partial images are formed on opposite sides of the slit or aperture. 50. The method of claim 49,
Wherein the image plane of the first and / or second partial images corresponds to a plane of the slit or aperture. 51. The method according to any one of claims 48 to 50,
Wherein the first partial image is focused in a first direction and blurred in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction and the second partial image is focused in the second direction, Blurred. 52. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 51,
Wherein the illuminated keratin fibers are aligned with one another. 60. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 52,
Wherein at least one of the spectrum (s), or at least a plurality of spectrums, is a reflection spectrum (s) or absorption spectrum (s) or transmission spectrum (s). A method according to any one of claims 32 to 53,
Wherein the keratin fiber (s) are illuminated by incoherent light. 58. The method according to any one of claims 32 to 54,
Wherein the keratin fiber (s) is human hair. A method for optically obtaining data from a keratin fiber (s)
a. Illuminating the keratin fiber (s);
b. Focal images of the keratin fiber (s) at the first and second intermediate positions from the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) ;
c. Passing through the chromatic dispersion optics from the light of the first and second unique-1D-focus images; And
d. (S) of the keratinous fiber (s) by receiving light from the first and second unique < RTI ID = 0.0 > -1D-focus < / RTI > images, by the photodetector after the light passes through the chromatic dispersion optics. The method comprising the steps of: The method according to claim 1,
Wherein the first and second unique-D-focal images are formed by optical components comprising a toric lens. A system for acquiring data from keratin fiber (s)
a. A light source configured to illuminate the keratin fiber (s);
b. Focal images of the keratin fiber (s) at the first and second intermediate positions from the light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) An imaging system configured to form an image;
c. A chromatic dispersion optics configured to receive light of the first and second unique -1D-focus images; And
d. (S) of the keratin fiber (s) by receiving light from the first and second unique -1D-focus images after the light has passed through the chromatic dispersion optics ≪ / RTI > 62. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 58,
The first unique -D-image is focused in a first image-plane direction and blurred in a second image-plane direction orthogonal to the first image-plane direction, and the second unique -D- Is focused in the second image-plane direction and blurred in the first image-plane direction. 60. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 59,
Wherein the keratin fiber (s) are aligned along an alignment axis. A method according to any one of claims 56 to 60,
i. Wherein the keratin fiber (s) are aligned along an alignment axis;
ii. Wherein the first unique -D-image is focused in a first image-plane direction along the alignment axis and blurred in a second image-plane direction orthogonal to the first image-plane direction; Also
iii. Wherein the second unique -D-image is focused in the second image-plane direction and blurred in the first image-plane direction. 62. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 61,
Wherein the first and second unique -D-focus images are recombined in the photodetector. 62. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 62,
Wherein the first and second unique-1D-focus images are recombined into a 2D-focus-image in the photodetector. 63. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 63,
Wherein light reflected and / or refracted and / or transmitted by the keratin fiber (s) passes through the apertures or slits on the way to the chromatic dispersion optics. 65. The method of claim 64,
Wherein the image plane position of the first or second unique-1D-focus image corresponds to a plane of the slit or aperture. 65. The method according to any one of claims 56 to 65,
Further comprising calculating a hair-treatment recipe and / or distributing a combination of hair-dyeing agents according to the detected spectrum (s). A system for making a composition for hair-dyeing,
a. A plurality of containers, each container containing a different permanent hair-dyeing agent therein, wherein the first of the plurality of containers includes a dye precursor and substantially no coupler, and the plurality Wherein the second vessel of vessels comprises a coupler and substantially no dye precursor; And
b. And a dispenser configured to dispense the contents of the containers to provide multi-container combinations comprising material from the first and second containers. A system for making a composition for hair-dyeing,
a. A plurality of containers including first and second containers;
b. A plurality of tablets disposed in each of the vessels, wherein each tablet comprises at least one of (i) a dye precursor for permanent hair-dyeing and (ii) a dye coupler for permanent hair-dyeing, (A) said first type of tablets comprises a permanent hair-dyeing dye precursor, wherein said permanent hair-dyeing dye precursor comprises a permanent hair-dyeing dye coupler (B) said second type of tablets comprise a dye coupler for permanent hair-dyeing, substantially free of dye precursors for permanent hair-dyeing, and most of the tablets of said first container are of said first type Wherein most of the tablets of the second container have the second type;
c. And a dispenser configured to dispense the tablets to provide multi-vessel tablets comprising the first and second types of tablets from the first and second containers. 69. The method of claim 68,
Wherein at least a majority of the tablets of the first container have the first type and have substantially the same dye coupler and also have substantially the same size. 70. The method of claim 69,
The plurality of vessels comprises a third vessel, whereby (i) at least most of the tablets in the first vessel are components of tablet_SET1; (ii) at least most of the tablets in the third container are components of tablet_SET3; (iii) Tablets All tablets of STI1 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1; (iv) all tablets of tablet_SET3 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1 as tablet_SET3; (v) the average load (in weight units) of the tablets of Tablet_SET1 is LW ₁ ; (v) the average load (in weight units) of the tablets of Tablet_SET3 is LW ₃ ; (vi) the ratio between LW ₁ and LW ₃ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10. [ system. 70. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 70,
The plurality of vessels comprises a third vessel, whereby (i) at least most of the tablets in the first vessel are components of tablet_SET1; (ii) at least most of the tablets in the third container are components of tablet_SET3; (iii) Tablets All tablets of STI1 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1; (iv) all tablets of tablet_SET3 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1 as tablet_SET3; (v) the average load (in moles) of the tablets of Tablet_SET1 is LM ₁ ; (v) The average load (in weight units) of the tablets of Tablet_SET3 is LM ₃ ; (vi) the ratio between LM ₁ and LM ₃ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10. [ system. 72. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 71,
The plurality of vessels comprises a third vessel, whereby (i) at least most of the tablets in the first vessel are components of tablet_SET1; (ii) at least most of the tablets in the third container are components of tablet_SET3; (iii) Tablets All tablets of STI1 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1; (iv) all tablets of tablet_SET3 have a first type and contain the same precursor PREC_1 as tablet_SET3; (v) Tablets The average volume of tablets of SET1 is VOL ₁ ; (v) the average volume of the tablets of tablet_SET3 is VOL ₃ ; (vi) the ratio between VOL ₁ and VOL ₃ is at least 1.1 or at least 1.2 or at least 1.25 or at least 1.3 or at least 1.4 or at least 1.5 or at least 1.75 or at least 2 or at least 3 or at least 5 or at least 7.5 or at least 10. [ system. 73. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 72,
All tablets of tablet_SET1 have a precursor PREC_1 of substantially the same volume and / or substantially the same rod weight unit PREC_1 and / or a precursor PREC_1 of substantially the same rod (molar unit). 73. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 73,
All tablets of tablet_SET3 have a precursor PREC_1 of substantially the same volume and / or substantially the same rod weight unit PREC_1 and / or a substantially identical rod (molar unit) precursor PREC_1. A system for making a composition for hair-dyeing,
a. A plurality of containers including first and second containers;
b. A plurality of tablets disposed in each of the vessels, wherein each tablet comprises: (i) a dye precursor for permanent hair-dyeing; and (ii) most of the tablets in the first container comprise permanent hair- - substantially no dye coupler for dyeing, and most of the tablets in said second container comprise at least one of a permanent hair-dyeing dye coupler substantially free of permanent hair-dyeing dye precursor, including a permanent hair- A permanent hair-dyeing coupler configured to include a dye;
c. And a dispenser configured to dispense the tablets to provide multi-vessel tablet combinations comprising tablets from the first and second containers. 76. The method according to any one of claims 67 to 75,
Wherein the dispenser is configured to dispense the multi-vessel combinations according to at least one of (i) a hair dyeing target and / or (ii) hair spectroscopy data. A system for dispensing cosmetic ingredients, the system comprising:
a. A distribution device;
b. A plurality of containers, each container comprising a different respective cosmetic agent having different cosmetic properties, each container comprising (i) a reference physical-chemical characteristic (s) of the stored cosmetic agent, and (ii) The plurality of containers being encoded with respective data indicative of both an aging metric indicative of an extent of aging of the material; And
c. And a code-reader included in or operably coupled to the dispensing device, the code-reader being configured to read, from each of the containers, respective encoded reference physical-chemical characteristic (s) and aging metrics,
here:
i. Wherein the dispensing device is configured to dispense cosmetics from the containers in relative amounts determined according to an estimate of the current physical-chemical property (s) of the cosmetics stored within the containers when the containers are coupled thereto;
ii. An estimate of the current physical-chemical properties of each cosmetic agent is calculated according to both (i) the reference physical-chemical property (s) of the cosmetic agent stored and (ii) the aging metric indicating the degree of aging of the cosmetic material , system.

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